Thursday, June 2, 2011

KOA's April Zesbaugh interviews Suellen Scott about the CCS' 30th & Tails of the Painted Cats Auction Event

NewsRadio 850 KOA's April Zesbaugh interviewed Suellen Scott this morning about the CCS' 30th and the upcoming Tails of the Painted Cats gala dinner and auction on Sunday.

Thank you, April! (psst: April is the celebrity emcee for the auction event)

Link to an mp3 download of the interview

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

New Product Launch: Fish Rich Organic Fertilizer 2-3-2 - It's Fish Food For Your Plants

Bell Aquaculture, the nation's largest yellow perch (Perca flavescens) farm and pioneer in sustainable fish farming operations, has launched the new product, Fish Rich Organic Fertilizer 2-3-2 (Fish Rich), available for purchase online at the company website. The announcement is made by Norman McCowan, president of Bell Aquaculture, who says, "Fish have been used as soil fertilizer since the Native Americans first began farming our nearby land centuries ago. Our new natural plant fertilizer, Fish Rich, is made from the remains of the Bell Perch processed at our aquaculture facility in Indiana."

Fish Rich is made from toxin- and mercury-free fish, has a very mild fish odor and is good for any soil. Fish Rich contains these three major nutrients:

* Nitrogen, which promotes green leaves, and quicker growth response.
* Phosphorous, which is good for root growth, disease resistance, promoting seed and fruit growth, and for blooming and flowering.
* Potassium, which increases root growth, and offers disease and drought resistance.

Further, Fish Rich is also a good source of calcium. "Calcium is essential for all plants and their maturity. Plants need calcium for cell wall development and growth. Pathogens attack weak cell walls to invade a plant, and a stronger cell wall structure will play a big part in avoiding this potential problem," McCowan explains.

Link to the new product newswire

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Bell Aquaculture Company Profile: 'Yellow Perch at Sea in the Cornfields of Indiana'

Quoting from the company profile by Robert Puro:

"What’s makes Bell Aquaculture stand out, aside from the fact that it is the nation’s largest producer of yellow perch, is the company’s dedication to sustainability throughout every link in its operation. Even before Bell built its innovative aquaculture facility and harvested its first fish, sustainability was priority one.

To insure efficient and sustainable water usage in its aquaculture operation, Bell uses an indoor state of the art Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS), which was developed at the Freshwater Institute in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. On a flow basis Bell’s RAS reuses 99.8% of the water in the system. Additionally, the water that the fish are farmed in is purified on-site and held to almost the same standards as the municipal water supply. 'We want to make sure that we are good stewards of everything we do including the water that we use,' said McCowan. Having an indoor system also insures against danger from outside environmental contamination of any kind."

Link to the Seedstock Company Profile of Bell Aquaculture

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Inside Line: "Fundraisers brimming with success"

Quoting Joanne Davidson's column in the Denver Post:

"The Cat Care Society celebrates its 30th year by hosting Tails of the Painted Cats at Green Gables Country Club on June 5. KOA's April Zesbaugh will emcee the 4 p.m. dinner and auction of 16 fiberglass kitties that have been painted by such artists as Jane Dorsey, Claudia Roulier and Irlene Owada."

Gallery of all the Painted Cats: http://www.catcaresociety.org/paintedcatsgallery.html

Link to Joanne's column

Friday, May 27, 2011

Colorado Bolsters Funds for New Bioscience Companies, Job Creation

Industry supporters gathered at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science May 26th to celebrate Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper's signing of The Innovation Reinvestment Act, Senate Bill 47. The announcement is made by Holli Baumunk, President & CEO of the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), who says the bill was initiated during the 2010-11 legislative session by the CBSA in partnership with the Colorado Cleantech Industry Association (CCIA) and sponsored by Senator Rollie Heath, Representative Cheri Gerou, and Representative Jim Riesberg.

"Colorado's bioscience community is simply thrilled that, beginning in 2014, up to $2 million annually will be added to our state's Bioscience Discovery Evaluation Grant Program," Baumunk says.

Video - signing ceremony:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC5AuUlete8

Video - Gov Hickenlooper's remarks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuW18m0kRxI

Video - Rep Cheri Gerou's remarks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOkrlER1PWY

Audio Download - Steve Orndorff's remarks:
http://tinyurl.com/OrndorffRemarks

Link to the Business Wire release

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Denver's Cat Care Society Celebrates 30 Years of Service to the Community

The Cat Care Society (CCS) is celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year. The announcement is made by Shari Shiffer-Krieger, CCS Executive Director, who says the milestone is being officially commemorated June 5th at Green Gables Country Club with the auction of 17 painted fiberglass cats, each about 28" tall and painted a different theme by local artists. Link to buy tickets.

"Our 30th anniversary art event, 'Tails of the Painted Cats,' has been in progress for more than a year now to raise awareness of our past 30 years of growth and the work going on every day for the cats being helped by our cageless shelter and other related projects in the community," Shiffer-Krieger says.

Link to the 30th Anniversary Milestones pdf

Link to the PR Web newswire